Butter cutter



A. F. SMITH.

BUTTER CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. lo. 1922.

A. F. SMITH.

BUTTER CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I0, |922.

Patented Dec. 12, 1922.

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Application filed January 10, 1922. Serial No. 528,3L3Q,

vented a newand useful Butter Gutter, `of

which the following isa specification. p x

This invention relates to combined butter dish and sliccr, the primary-obmeans for moving a block of butter to a point enterioi'ly ofthe container, wherebT the same may be sliced or cut into individual portions; i il i Janother` object of the invention is to' pro-` 7ide a novelform ofblade,wheieby upon a single movement thereof, the butte1 may be formed into a plurality of sections.

`With the foregoing and `other objects in view which will appear the description proceeds, the invention resides in the coinbination and arrangement of `parts and in the details of construction hereinafter de-y scribed and claimed,` it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may beinade within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention. t

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a sectional view talren Online 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4; is a sectional view talren on line 4 4 of Figure 1. y

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 designates the base of the container, which may be formed of glass or other suitable material, legs 6 being provided for supporting the base :in spaced re lation with the surface on which the device is positioned.

Forming a part of the container and sc-.

cured to the base 5 by any suitable ineans, is a rectangular housing which s 'roriiied with side walls 8, end walls 9 and 'i0 respectively, and a removable cover il. A

'lhe cover is hingedly connected with the end wall l0 as by means or the hinged niember 1Q that'has connection with the cover Itioned within the container.

wall `15, which contacts w as at 13, the-hookinembers iarbeiiigsecuredr tothe end wall 10 thatl provides a Vmovable yclosure :toithe container proper. "Secured to the cover ll is ahaiidled; by incansof which the cover may be moved to a position to permit butter or like material to be `posi- As shown, `the housing 'l' is of `a -lengthlless `than the length of the base 5 so that the ,E5 rward `portion of the baseV will act a Jst for the movablevhottom lefforniinglaiiviin portant feature ofi the iiiveiitioii,"and ony Awhichthe butteris supported. ,i Formedfat the rear ofy theniiovablabotto i ineinbervlt hY one end of a `bloei;yetbutter to move the saine with the movablebottom member let lrwlfuenit 4is desired to move the butter "from a point within :the housing to a position to be cut by the movable knife, to be hereinafter more fully described.

Formed in theupper surface of the base 5, and disposed intermediate the width thereof are the notchesy l? which cooperate with the tooth 18 to prevent movement of the movable bottom member lll in a reverse direction, after the saine has been moved to a position to be engaged by the cutting ele; ment.

Secured to the container at a point adjacent to the base of the housing 7 is a length of wire 19, which substantially embraces the lower portion of the housing 7 and has its forward ends extended upwardly as at 2() and downwardly as at 2l, the ends 2() and 21 being disposed in spaced relation with each other to provide guideways at opposite sides of the housing? to accommodate the cutting element indicated at 22,

This cutting element is in the form of a relatively wide blade provided with spaced blades 23 disposed adjacent to the central portion thereof, the blades 2? being however arranged in spaced relation with cach other, so that when the cutting clement is forced through. a section of butter or the like, a plurality of individual. portions will be formed thereby.

Secured to the cutting clement 22 are the tubular members 2li designed to accommodate portions of the member 19 to guide the cutting element in its vertical movements tol accomplish its purpose. At the ends of the cutting element 22 are the handles 25 i which may be gripped by the person operating the Cutting element for iorcingfthe4 saine through aportion of butter.

Arstop indicated it 25 is supported by the base 5 and overlies the movable bottom member 14 to act as a guide for the movable' bottom member le, and at the same time provide means for contacting?Wth'one end `O afblock of butter to yrestrict movement of the bottonmember 14 and actas a' gauge to /geuge'thevvidths ofthe portions cnt by the cntting 1' relement 22. An operating handle 26`is also formed on the c'uttintcfelement 23 and provides meansfor movingthe outtinlgelement'22 vertically; e *y In` the use of the device, aslsnm'irgi that a block offbutter .is positioned on the movja'blebottom member '14 Aand the housngi has been removed, the movable bottomjmen'iber 1451s moved dtwardly until one end thereof contacts With the memb'er25. 'It is obvious that` with a'-block of butter in this position, the 'ontting element may be moved downwardly, clttng a'portion "of blitterfnt'o a plliralty of individuel portions v l Having thus described the invention, what 1s claimed as new s:Q-'

In a device of the character described, a container having-Qa lhinged closure at one yend thereof, guideways at one end of the container, a vertically movable knife adapted to operate Within the guideways, a movable "bottom 'member'adapted to move Within the container, said bottom ymember `adapted to move an articlesupported'thereby toa point under` the knfe`,``means' for restricting 'movement of the bottom member, and a yABRAM rREonIoK` SMITH.;

Witnesses: v y Y CH'RLES" ARTHUR FLANNIGAN, Y HEMAN OTTO 130mm 

